Synonyms of capable

capable

adjective

ˈkā-pə-bəl 

as in suitable

having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance

a capable and efficient editor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suitable
• qualified
• competent
• able
• good
• fit
• equal
• expert
• skilled
• experienced
• adept
• proficient
• ready
• prepared
• skillful
• accomplished
• willing
• seasoned
• masterly
• masterful
• on the ball
• master
• trained
• veteran
• versatile
• practiced
• ace
• apt
• overqualified
• protean
• schooled
• all-around

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incompetent
• unfit
• poor
• unqualified
• inept
• inexperienced
• unskilled
• unfitted
• unprepared
• untrained
• beginning
• new
• green
• raw
• inexpert
• untested
• unseasoned
• unskillful
• untried
• unschooled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of capable

Resilience means communities capable of adapting without losing the things that make life worth adapting for. — Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

If those systems contain weak authorization controls, capable agents may find them. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

When they were first introduced in 1964, however, they were strictly seen as an athletic shoe capable of taking runners far. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2026

Two capable adults can manage it, but this is not a one-person Saturday-afternoon project. — Evan Russum, Architectural Digest, 22 Aug. 2026